MAPDD: Museums Afterschool: Principles, Data, and Design

(USA)
Research Questions: Are there common design principles driving successful informal STEM programs in afterschool settings? what strong teaching and learning strategies exist that cut across all types of settings? What strategies may be a particular strong suit of OST settings? How can be documentation be used to illuminate these strategies and principles?
Data Presentation: Conferences, Web-published findings
Principal Researcher: Bronwyn Bevan; Director, Center for Informal Learning and Schools
Sites: Brooklyn Children’s Museum, Children's Museum of Houston, Brooklyn Children’s Museum, Detroit Area Pre-College Engineering Program (DAPCEP), Explora, Exploratorium, National 4-H Council, Pacific Science Center, Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo, Saint Louis Science Center, Salvadori Center, Science Museum of Minnesota, TRACE
Time Span: 2008-2010
Contact: Noah Rauch; Project Coordinator, Center for Informal Learning and Schools; nrauch@exploratorium.edu